Cleantech & EV’s

It’s a new year, and we’re taking a look at what 2021 might hold for electric pickup trucks, electric cars, higher volumes, and more. Last summer, I called 2021 the year of the electric car, and today, on the first day of the year, we are discussing a few trends that we think will make that happen. Electric pickup trucks These are not as important everywhere, but in the US, pickup trucks are…

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The year 2020 wasn’t horrible for everyone. For the companies that make electric bikes, a convenient, inexpensive, and fun way to avoid public transportation, business was so good that supply chain shortages made their products hard to find. Many companies we spoke with had record years. It’s the move of ebikes into micromobility that has been the bigger trend for 2020, and our ebike of the…

Tesla has now opened a new world’s largest Supercharger station with a whopping 72 charging stalls just a month after beating its own record number of stalls at a charging station. Tesla Supercharger Network Unlike most automakers producing electric vehicles, Tesla doesn’t rely on third-party charging networks. Early on, Tesla decided to invest in its own charging networks to optimize its…